feed means "provide as food". That is the primary sense; the word has 12 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in feed?

feed has 1 syllable: feed. In IPA it is /ˈfid/.

What is another word for feed?

Close synonyms include give, feed in, eat, run, flow. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of feed?

The recorded antonyms are starve.

Is feed a common word?

feed is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with feed?

1 word rhymes with feed. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

feed — meaning, pronunciation and 12 definitions

verb

11 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
provide as food
“Feed the guests the nuts”
Broaderprovide
2.
give food to
“Feed the starving children in India”
“don't give the child this tough meat”
Synonymsgive
Antonymsstarve
Broaderprovide
Narrowerdine scavenge fodder slop regurgitate corn undernourish overfeed spoonfeed force-feed
3.
feed into; supply
“Her success feeds her vanity”
Broadersupply
4.
introduce continuously
“feed carrots into a food processor”
Synonymsfeed in
Broaderinsert
5.
support or promote
“His admiration fed her vanity”
Broaderpromote
6.
take in food; used of animals only
“This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat”
“What do whales eat?”
Synonymseat
Broaderconsume
Narrowerforage raven suckle crop
7.
serve as food for; be the food for
“This dish feeds six”
Broaderprovide
8.
move along, of liquids
“Water flowed into the cave”
“the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi”
Synonymsrun flow course
Broadermove
Narrowerflush jet tide circulate eddy waste run down pour spill stream
9.
profit from in an exploitatory manner
“He feeds on her insecurity”
Synonymsprey
Broaderexploit
10.
gratify
“feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view”
Synonymsfeast
Broaderregale
11.
provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
“We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants”
Synonymsfertilize fertilise
Broaderenrich
Narrowernitrify dung topdress
farming

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
food for domestic livestock
Synonymsprovender
Broaderfood
Narrowerblood meal corn gluten feed cattle cake creep feed fodder feed grain silage oil cake slop mash

Other forms of feed

plural: feeds·
past tense or participle: fed
present participle: feeding·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about feed

What does feed mean?: feed means "provide as food". That is the primary sense; the word has 12 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in feed?: feed has 1 syllable: feed. In IPA it is /ˈfid/.
What is another word for feed?: Close synonyms include give, feed in, eat, run, flow. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of feed?: The recorded antonyms are starve.
Is feed a common word?: feed is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with feed?: 1 word rhymes with feed. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for feed come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

verb

11 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
provide as food
“Feed the guests the nuts”
Broaderprovide
2.
give food to
“Feed the starving children in India”
“don't give the child this tough meat”
Synonymsgive
Antonymsstarve
Broaderprovide
Narrowerdine scavenge fodder slop regurgitate corn undernourish overfeed spoonfeed force-feed
3.
feed into; supply
“Her success feeds her vanity”
Broadersupply
4.
introduce continuously
“feed carrots into a food processor”
Synonymsfeed in
Broaderinsert
5.
support or promote
“His admiration fed her vanity”
Broaderpromote
6.
take in food; used of animals only
“This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat”
“What do whales eat?”
Synonymseat
Broaderconsume
Narrowerforage raven suckle crop
7.
serve as food for; be the food for
“This dish feeds six”
Broaderprovide
8.
move along, of liquids
“Water flowed into the cave”
“the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi”
Synonymsrun flow course
Broadermove
Narrowerflush jet tide circulate eddy waste run down pour spill stream
9.
profit from in an exploitatory manner
“He feeds on her insecurity”
Synonymsprey
Broaderexploit
10.
gratify
“feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view”
Synonymsfeast
Broaderregale
11.
provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
“We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants”
Synonymsfertilize fertilise
Broaderenrich
Narrowernitrify dung topdress
farming

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
food for domestic livestock
Synonymsprovender
Broaderfood
Narrowerblood meal corn gluten feed cattle cake creep feed fodder feed grain silage oil cake slop mash

Other forms of feed

plural: feeds·
past tense or participle: fed
present participle: feeding·

Questions about feed

What does feed mean?: feed means "provide as food". That is the primary sense; the word has 12 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in feed?: feed has 1 syllable: feed. In IPA it is /ˈfid/.
What is another word for feed?: Close synonyms include give, feed in, eat, run, flow. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of feed?: The recorded antonyms are starve.
Is feed a common word?: feed is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with feed?: 1 word rhymes with feed. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

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